Fiber-reactive phthalocyaninesulfon-amidoarylazo - stilbenylpyrazolone dyestuff

ABSTRACT

PHTHALOCYANINE DYESTUFFS OF THE FORMULA   Q-(SO2-NH-R-N=N-(3-Y,5-(O=)-2-PYRAZOLIN-4,1-YLENE)-   (3-(HO3S-)-1,4-PHENYLENE)-CH=CH-(2-(HO3S-)-   1,4-PHENYLENE)-NH-X)N   IN WHICH Q REPRESENTS THE RESIDUE OF A PHITHALOCYAMINE, A STANDS FOR A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCLUSIVE, R REPRESENTS A RESIDUE OF THE BENZENE SERIES, X REPRESENTS A FIBREREACTIVE RESIDUE AND Y REPRESENTS A METHYL, CARBALKOXY OR CARBOXYL GROUP. SUCH COMPOUNDS ARE VALUABLE DYESTUFFS FOR DYEING ESPECIALLY CELLULOSIC FIBRES BRILLIANT GREEN SHADES OF GOOD GENERAL FASTNESS ESPECIALLY TO LIGHT AND WET TREATMENT.

United States Patent FIBER-REACTIVE PHTHALOCYANINESULFON- AMIDOARYLAZO STILBENYLPYRAZOLONE DYESTUFF Gerd Hoelzle, Liestal, Switzerland, assignor to Ciba Limited, Basel, Switzerland No Drawing. Filed Oct. 15, 1968, Ser. No. 767,820

Claims priority, application Switzerland, Oct. 24, 1967, 14,825/67; Sept. 9, 1968, 13,509/68 Int. Cl. C09b 29/38, 47/04; D06p 1/38 1 U.S. Cl. 260147 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Phthalocyanine dyestulls of the formula 3,637,646 Patented Jan. 25, 1972 "ice 0 sents a number within the range of from 0 to 3, the sum of p+q+r being at least 1 and the sum of p+q+r+n being a number between 3 (incl.) and 4 (incl.).

in which Q represents the residue of a phthalocyanine, n

stands for a number between 1 and 2 inclusive, R represents a residue of the benzene series, X represents a fibre- SO H Compounds that are specially valuable are those corresponding to the formula in which n, Y and X have the meanings ascribed to them reactive residue and Y represents a methyl, canbalkoxy in Formula 1, Pc' represents a nickel-phthalocyanine or or carboxyl group. Such compounds are valuable dyestuflfs for dyeing especially cellulosic fibres brilliant green shades of good general fastness especially to light and wet treatment.

This invention provides new phthalocyanine dyestuffs of the formula I S0 11 S0 11 Y in which Q represents a phthalocyanine residue preferably containing at least one sulphonic acid group, n stands for 60 copper-phthalocyanine residue, s stands for a number within the range of from 1 to 3 and the sum of s+'n amounts to a number between 3 (incl.) and 4 (incl.).

The new dyestuffs may be manufactured by condensing 40 an amine of the formula I 303E SOaH Y or a corresponding amine derived from Formula 2 or 3 with an acylating agent yielding the residue X, or by condensing a sulphochloride of the formula or a corresponding sulphochloride derived from Formula 2 or 3 with an amine of the formula or a corresponding amine derived from Formula 2 or 3, or by coupling a diazo compound of an amine of the formula or a corresponding amine derived from Formula 2 or 3 with a coupling component of the formula H: C H H Q- C=N I S 311 S 03H Y The amines corresponding to Formula 4 may be obtained by methods known per se, for example, by coupling diazo compounds derived from amines of the formula Q{-SO NHRNH with coupling components of the formula The amines of Formula 7 to be used as starting materials may be obtained by condensing the corresponding phthalocyanine-sulphochlorides with diaminobenzenes of the formula H NRNH that may be monoacetylated and/or substituted and, if necessary, subsequently splitting off the acetyl group.

The following, in particular, are given as examples of diaminobenzenes of the type mentioned: 1,3-diaminobenzene-4-sulphonic acid, 1,4 diaminobenzene 3-sulphonic acid or the monoacylated derivatives thereof, 1,3- or 1,4-diaminobenzene, l,3-diaminobenzene-4-carboxylic acid, 1,4-diaminobenzene-3-carboxylic acid, 1,4-diaminobenzene-2,5-disulphonic acid, 1,4-diaminobenzene-3,6-disulphonic acid, 1,4-diaminobenzene-3,S-disulphonic acid, 1,3 diaminobenzene-4,6-disulphonic acid, 1,3-diaminobenzene-4,5-disulphonic acid, 1,4 diamino-3-carboxybenzene 5-sulphonic acid, 4,4-diaminodiphenyl-Z-sulphonic acid, 4,4-diaminodiphenyl-2,2-disulphonic acid, 4,4 diaminostilbene-2,2-disulphonic acid and 2,2'-diaminodiphenylsulphone-4-sulphonic acid or the monoacylated derivatives of these compounds as well as substituted derivatives of the above-mentioned diaminobenzenes that may be monoacylated, for example, those also containing a chlorine atom or a methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy group, for example, 1,3-diamino-4-methyl-, ethyl-, methoxy-, ethoxyor chloro-benzene, l,4-diamino-3-methyl-, ethyl-, methoxy-, ethoxychloro or sulpho-methylbenzene, 1,3-diamino-2- or -4-methyl-, chlorosulphomethylor carboxymethylbenzene-5-sulphonic acid, 1,3-diamino- 2,4- or -4,6 dimethylbenzene-Ssulphonic acid, 1,3-diamino-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene-S sulphonic acid, 1,3 diamino-2- or 4-methylbenzene-5-sulphonic acid amide and 1,3-diamino-2- or 4-methyl-5methylsulphonylbenzene.

The phthalocyanine-sulphohalides used in the preparation of the intermediate products may be obtained, for example, by reacting metal-free phthalocyanines or phthalocyanines containing cobalt or especially copper or preferably nickel with chlorosulphonic acid or from the phthalocyanine-dito tetrasulphonic acids by reaction with acid halogenating agents, for example, phosphorus halides, thionyl Chloride or chlorosulphonic acid.

Depending on the method of manufacture adopted, the sulphonic acid groups in the phthalocyanine molecule are in 4-position or 3-position, this depending on whether 4- sulphophthalic acid is used as starting material or whether they are prepared by sulphonation or direct sulphochlorination of the phthalocyanine.

The phthalocyanine-sulphohalides so obtained are condensed with the above-mentioned monoacylated diaminobenzenes and the sulphohalide groups that do not participate in the reaction are hydrolysed, either simultaneously or subsequently, or reacted with ammonia or an aliphatic amine, for example, methylamine, ethylamine, p-hydroxyethylamine, ,B-sulphatoethylamine, taurine, methylaminoethane-Z-sulphonic acid, or an aromatic amine, for example, aniline, toluidine, metanilic acid, orthanilic acid, sulphanilic acid, anthranilic acid and so forth.

The phthalocyanine derivatives obtained in this manner are subsequently saponified, diazotized, and the diazo compound is coupled with a coupling component of Formula 8, in which, however, the group NHX is replaced by the group NH Fibre reactive groups, that is to say, groups capable of reacting with the hydroxyl groups of cellulose with formation of a covalent bond, that may be mentioned are the chloromaleinylamino groups, the propionylamino grouping, monochloroand dichloro-crotonylamino group, the acrylamino groups and especially groupings containing a labile substituent which are easy to split with removal of the pair of electrons forming the bond, for example, aliphatically bound sulphuric acid ester groups and aliphatically bound sulphonyl or sulphonyloxy groups or halogen atoms, especially an aliphatically bound chlorine atom. Advantageousy, these labile substituents are situated at aor ,B-position of an aliphatic residue which is bound to the dyestuff molecule through an aminocarbonyl or aminosulphonyl group; in the case of the dyestuffs which contain halogen atoms as labile substituents, the said exchangeable halogen atoms may also be present, for example, in an acetyl residue or in aand ,B-position of a propionyl residue. Examples of such residues are chloroor a,fi-dichloropropionylamino groups or a-chloroacetylamino groups. The replaceable halogen atoms are, however, preferably present in a heterocyclic residue which preferably contains 2 or 3 hetero atoms, especially nitrogen atoms, for example, a phthalazine, pyridazine, pyridazone, quinoxaline, quinazoline, oxazole or thiazole ring, but especially a pyrimidine or more particularly a triazine ring, for example, in a grouping of the formula 1 Halogen in which Z represents a hydrogen atom, an amino group that may be substituted, an etherified hydroxyl or mercapto group or a halogen atom or an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group. The halogen atoms are, for example, bromine atoms, but preferably chlorine atoms. Of special interest is the use of dyestuffs which contain the grouping of the formula I Halogen in which Z represents a chlorine atom, a NH group or the residue of an aliphatic or aromatic amine, and also those fibre-reactive groups in which the replaceable substituent is a quaternary ammonium or hydrazinium group bound, in particular, to a carbon atom of a heterocyclic residue, that is to say, a group of the formula in which Z represents a hydrogen atom, an amino group that may be substituted or an etherified hydroxyl or mercapto group.

Suitable acylating agents which contain one or more reactive groups and which can be reacted with the aminoazophthalocyanine dyestulfs prepared in accordance with the instructions given above are, for example, the anhydrides or chlorides of the acids corresponding to the abovementioned aliphatic acylamino residues, for example, acrylic acid, propiolic acid, chloromaleic acid, chloroacrylic acid, 01,6 dibromopropionic acid, chloropropionyl acid and the like, but especially the halides corresponding to the heterocyclic reactive residues, that is to say, for example, the following: 2 halogenobenzthiazoleor -oxazole-carboxylic or -sulphonic acid chloride, 3,6 dichloropyridazine 5 carboxylic acid chloride, tetrachloropyridazine, 4,5 dichloropyridazon (6)- yl propionic acid chloride, 4,5 dichloro 1 phenylpyridazone carboxylic or -sulphonic acid chloride, 4,5- dichloropyridazone propionic acid chloride, 1,4 dichlorophthalazine. carboxylic or -sulphonic acid chloride, 2,3 dichloroquinoxaline carboxylic or -sulphouic acid chloride, 2,4 dichloroquinazoline carboxylic or -sulphonic acid chloride, 2,4,6 trichloroor 2,4,6 tribromopyrimidine and the derivatives thereof which contain, for example, in 5-position a cyano, nitro, methyl, ethyl, carbamide, sulphamide, carbomethoxy, carbalkoxy, acyl (for example, benzoyl, acetyl or propionyl), alkenyl (for example, allyl or chlorovinyl) group or a substituted alkyl group (for example, a carboxy-methyl, chloromethyl or bromomethyl group), 2,4,5,6 tetrachloroor 2,4,5,6- tetrabromopyrimidine, 2,6 dichloroor 2,6 dibromo- 4 carboethoxypyrimidine, 2,4,5 trichloropyrimidine, 5 nitro 6 methyl 2,4 dichloropyrimidine, 2,4 dichloropyrimidine 6 carboxylic acid chloride, 2,4 dichloropyrimidine 5 carboxylic acid chloride, 2,6 dichloroor 2,6 dibromopyrimidine-4- or -5-carboxylic acid or sulphonic acid amide or -4- or -5-car-boxylic acid or sulphonic acid chloride, 2,4 dichloropyrimidine 5- sulphonic acid, 2,4 dichloro 5 chloromethyl-6-methylpyrimidine, 2,4 dibromo 5 bromomethyl 6 methylpyrimidine, 2,4 dichloro 5 chloromethylpyrimidine, 2,4 dibromo 5 bromomethylpyrimidine, 2,5,6 trichloro 4 methylpyrimidine, 2,6 dichloro 4 trichloromethylpyrimidine or especially 2 methanesulphonyl 4,5- dichloro 6 methylpyrimidine, 2,4 dimethanesulphonyl- 5 chloro 6 methylpyrimidine, 2,4,6 trichloro-l,3,5- triazine or 2,4,6 tribromo 1,3,5 triazine, 4,6 dichloro- 1,3,5 triazines which are substituted at 2-position by an aryl or alkyl residue, for example, a phenyl, methyl or ethyl residue, or by the residue of an aliphatic or aromatic mercapto or hydroxyl compound bound through the sulphur atom or oxygen atom respectively, or especially by an NH group or the residue of an aliphatic, heterocyclic or aromatic amino compound bound through its nitrogen atom. Compounds of the type defined that may be mentioned the residues of which can be bound to the triazine nucleus in Z-position by reaction with trihalogenotriazines are, for example, as follows: aliphatic or aromatic mercapto or hydroxyl compounds, for example, thioalcohols, thioglycollic acid, thiourea, thiophenols, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, glycollic acid, phenol, chlorophenols or nitrophenols, phenolcarboxylic acids, phenolsulphonic acids, naphthols, naphtholsulphonic acids and so forth, but especially ammonia and compounds containing acylatable amino groups, for

example, hydroxylamine, hydrazine, phenylhydrazine, phenylhydrazine sulphonic acids, car-bamic acid and the derivatives thereof, semiand thiosemi-carbazides and -carbazones, methylamine, ethylamine, isopropylamine, methoxyethylamine, methoxypropylamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, methylphenylamine, ethylphenylamine, chloroethylamine, ethanolamines, propanolamines, benzylamine, cyclohexylamine, morpholine, piperidine, piperazine, aminocarbonic acid esters, aminoacetic acid ethyl esters, aminoethanesulphonic acid and N-methylaminoethanesulphonic acid, but especially aromatic amines, for example, aniline, N-methylaniline, toluidines, xylidines, chloroanilines, paraor meta-aminoacetanilide, nitroanilines, aminophenols, nitrotoluidines, phenylenediamines, toluylenediamines, anisidine, phenetidine, diphenylamine, naphthylamine, aminonaphthols and diaminonaphthalenes, and especially anilines containing acidic groups, for example, sulphanilic acid, metanilic acid, orthanilic acid, anilinedisulphonic acids, aminobenzylsulphonic acids, aniline-, w-methane-sulphonic acid, aminodibenzoic acids, napthylaminomono-, diand trisulphonic acids, aminobenzoic acids, for example, lor 2 hydroxy 5 aminobenzoic acid, aminonaphtholmono-, diand tri-sulphonic acids, aminobenzoic acid-sulphonic acids and so forth, and also coloured compounds or compounds having dyestutf characteristics, for example, 4- nitro 4 aminostilbenedisulphonic acid and aminoazo dyestuffs or aminoanthraquinones or phthalocyanines which also contain at least one reactive amino group.

The introduction of the triazine residues substituted in 2-position by the residue of a hydroxyl, mercapto or amino compound or ammonia may also be advantageously effected by first reacting the aminoazophthalocyanine dyestuff of Formula 4 obtained by coupling or condensation with a 2,4,6-tri-halogeno-1,3,5-triazine, especially cyanuric chloride, and then exchanging a halogen atom in the dihalogenotriazine residue or residues obtained by reaction with one or more of the above-mentioned compounds.

Futhermore, a ,B-chloropropionyl residue, an a,[3-di chloropropionyl residue or an a, 8-dibrornopropionyl residue present in the dyestuffs prepared in the manner described above may subsequently be converted into an unsaturated acyl residue, for example, an acrylic residue or a chloroacrylic or bromoacrylic residue, in accordance with the invention, by elimination of hydrogen halide by means of agents having an alkaline reaction.

As has already been mentioned, the new dyestuflis may also be prepared in accordance with the invention by reacting a phthalocyanine-sulphohalide of Formula 5 by a method known per se directly with an aminoazo dyestuff of Formula 6 which already contains the reactive acylamino group. The manufacture of such aminoazo dyestuffs of Formula 6 may be effected by coupling a diazo compound of one of the above-mentioned diamines of the formula H NR-NH which is preferbaly monoacylated, with one of the above-mentioned coupling components of Formula 8 which, in turn, may be obtained 'by acylation of the corresponding 1- (4"-aminostilbenyl)- 3-methyl (or 3-carboxyor 3-carbalkoxy)-5-pyrazolone- 2,2"-disulphonic acid with one of the above-mentioned fibre-reactive acylating agents.

In this embodiment of the process and in the following one, when the reactive grouping is a dihalogenotriazine residue or a monohalogenoor dihalogeno-propionyl residue, this grouping can likewise be reacted, for example, with an amine, or hydrogen halide can be eliminated therefrom.

Finally, in a further embodiment of the process of the invention the new dyestuffs may be obtained by coupling in that diazotized of Formula 7, which may be obtained in the manner described above, are coupled with coupling components of Formula 8, the preparation of which is also described above. Diazotization of the above-mentioned diazo components may be carried out by a method 7 known per se, for example, with a mineral acid, especially hydrochloric acid, and sodium nitrite, or, for example, with a solution of nitrosylsulphuric acid in con centrated sulphuric acid.

Coupling may also be carried out in known manner, for example, in an alkaline to slightly acid medium if necessary, in the presence of sodium acetate or a similar buffer which influences the rate of coupling, or a catalyst, for example, pyridine or a salt thereof.

The dystuffs obtained in accordance with the process of the invention and the modifications thereof are suitable for dyeing and printing a very wide variety of materials, for example, silk, wool and polyamide fibres, and especially polyhydroxylated materials of fibrous structure, including man-made fibres, for example, fibres made from regenerated cellulose, and natural fibres, for example, linen and especially cotton. Many of the dystsuffs display high affinity for the said nitrogenous materials in a slightly acid to acid bath, and the dyebath thus exhausts well. The dyeings obtained, especially dyeings on wool, possess good fastness to washing and milling.

The new dyestuffs are suitable for dyeing cellulose according to the pad-dyeing process in which the material is padded with an aqueous solution of the dyestuff, which may also contain a salt, and the dyestuff is fixed on the substratum by treatment with an alkali, preferably with the application of heat. The dyestuffs are however specially suitable for the so-called direct dyeing method or exhaustion method in which the goods are dyed in a high liquor-to-goods ratio. Dyeings obtained with the new dyestuffs generally possess good fastness to light and they are distinguished, in particular, by outstanding properties of wet fastness and by their brilliant green shades. Furthermore, the nickel-phthalocyanine dyestuffs of the invention, in particular, produce dyeings possessing very good fastness to light in the wet state.

Valuable and fast prints may also be obtained on cellulosic fibres with the dyestuffs of the invention when the dyestuffs are fixed on the substratum by a heat treatment in the presence of an alkali.

After dyeing or printing, it is advantageous to remove completely any unfixed dyestuff. To this end, the material is rinsed thoroughly in warm and cold water and then subjected to a soaping process in the presence of a nonionic dispersing and/ or wetting agent.

The following examples illustrate the invention. Unless otherwise stated, the parts and percentages are by weight.

EXAMPLE 1 A quantity of the compound of the formula NH; NiIc-3- (SOSHMG (SOZNH- -SO3U)1,2

consuming 60 parts by volume of 2 N sodium nitrite 8 54.1 parts of the compound of the formula tho-(l N- CH=C]I NH;

C=N g S0311 S0611 are dissolved in 400 parts by volume of a 2 N sodium carbonate solution and the solution is added to the diazo compound. The pH of the coupling mixture is adjusted to 7 by the addition of dilute sodium hydroxide solution, and the batch is stirred at to C. until coupling is finished.

The intermediate product so obtained is first acylated with 22.2 parts of cyanuric chloride at 0 to 5 C. and a pH of 5 to 7, and is then condensed with 20.8 parts of metanilic acid at to 35 C. and a pH of 6 to 7. The dyestuff is precipitated by the addition of sodium chloride, isolated by filtration and then dried. When applied by the exhaustion process it dyes cellulosic fibres a brilliant green shade possessing good fastness to light and good fastness to wet treatments.

The same dyestuff may be obtained by condensing the intermediate product described above with 41.3 parts of the compound of formula SO Na at to C. andapH of6 to 7.

EXAMPLE 2 A dyestuff having similar good properties may be obtained by replacing the phthalocyanine diazo component described in Example 1 with an equivalent amount of the compound of the formula (prepared by condensing nickel-phthalocyanine-trisulphochloride monosulphonic acid with l,3-phenylene-4sulphonic acid in the presence of ammonia) and proceeding in the manner described in Example 1.

The identical dyestuff may be obtained by coupling the above-mentioned phthalocyanine diazo component with the equivalent amount of the compound of the formula 0 C-i l\ N t c=N I l Ii N I I S0 11 S0 11 30 1i 0111 E EXAMPLE 3 solutions, which compound is prepared by condensing nickel-phthalocyanine trisulphochloride monosulphonic acid with 1,3-phenylenediamine-4-sulphonic acid, is stirred in 1,000 parts of ice-water, dissolved with sodium hydroxide solution, and the solution is adjusted to pH 7.762 parts by volume of 2 N sodium nitrite solution are added to the solution, followed by 80 parts by volume of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture is stirred for 2 hours at 0 to 5 C., and then any excess of nitrite that may be present is destroyed with sulphamic acid.

A dyestuff which dyes cellulosic fibres a somewhat more bluish shade possessing good properties of wet fastness may be obtained by replacing the nickel-phthalocyanine diazo component used in Example 1 with the corresponding copper-phthalocyanine compound and proceeding in the same manner.

Similar fibre-reactive dyestuffs may be obtained by treating the intermediate product obtained in the manner described in Example 1 with the following acylating agents:

liant green shades.

9 10 2,4-dichlor-6-phenylamino-1,3,5-triazine2',5'- Dyestufis having the same shade and similar by good disulphonic acid, properties may be obtained by using as starting material 2,4-dichloro-6-phenylamino-1,3,5-triazine- '-carboxyldiazo components of the above formula in which, how- '-sulphonic acid, ever, X represents a diethanoethylamine, 2-chloroethyl- 2,4-dichloro-6-phenylamino-1,3,5-triazine, 5 amine, 2-sulphatoethylamine, 2-sulphoethylamine, methyl- 2,4-dichloro-G-phenylamino-1,3,5-triazine-4-carboxy1ic amine, ethylamine, morpholine, aniline or aniline-3- or 4- acid, sulphonic acid residue (prepared by condensing nickel- 2,4-dichloro-6-phenylamino-1,3,5-triazine-2- or phthalocyanine trisulphochloride monosulphonic acid -4'-sulphonic acid, with 1,3 phenylenediamine 4 sulphonic acid in the 2,4-dich1oro-6-(fi'-sulphatoethylamino)-1,3,5-tri-azine, 10 presence of the corresponding amine.) 2,4-dichloro-6-aminotriazine, (l) Pad-dyeing process in which the dyestutf is fixed 2,4-dichloro-6-methoxytriazine, by means of dry heat.3 parts of dyestuif, 2 parts of 2,4-dichloro-6-propoxytriazine, sodium carbonate and 25 parts of urea are dissolved in 2,4-dichloro-6-(B-ethoxy)ethoxytriazine, 75 parts of water. A cotton fabric is impregnated with this 2,4-dichloro-6-phenoxytriazine, solution, squeezed to a weight-increase of 75% and then cyanuric chloride, dried at 80 C. The fabric is then exposed to dry heat 2,4,5,fi-tetrachloropyrimidine, (140 C.) for about 5 minutes, rinsed, and then soaped 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine, at the boil. The dyeing so obtained is fast to boiling. 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline-6-carboxylic acid chloride, (2) Pad-dyeing process in which the dyestutf is fixed Z-methylsulphonyl-4,5-dichlor0fi-methylpyrimidine, by steaming-1 part of dyestuif is dissolved in 100 parts a,B-dibromopropionic acid chloride, of Water. A cotton fabric is padded With this solution acrylic acid chloride, and and squeezed so as to retain 75 of its dry weight of dyetetrafluorocyclobutane-carboxylic acid ch10rid stuff solution. The impregnated fabric is dried and then impregnated at room temperature with a solution containing 10 grams of sodium hydroxide and 300 grams of sodium chloride per litre, squeezed so as to retain 75 The dyestuffs obtained dye cellulosic fibres, fast, bril- EXAMPLE 4 of its dry weight of liquor, and steamed for 60 seconds Dyestulfs having the same shade and possessing similar at 100 The fabric thehrhlsed, treated in a good properties may be obtained by replacing the pyrazo- S0d111m blcarhonate Sohlhoh, Ilnsed, PQ at the lone component used i E l 1 i h the compound f bOll for 15 minutes in a 0.3% solution of a non-1onic dethe formula tergent, rinsed and dried.

o (3) Direct-dyeing process-2 parts of dyestuff are disb solved in 400 parts of water together with 80 parts of trisodium phosphate, and the solution is diluted to 4,000 O C parts. 80 parts of sodium chloride are added, 100 parts C -N of a cotton fabric are entered into the dyebath, the tem- (IJOOH S0311 S 0313 perature is raised to 60 C. within half an hour, 80 parts of sodium chloride are added, the temperature is raised or the compound of the formula to 80 C. within 15 minutes and the dyebath is kept at that 0 4.0 temperature for half an hour. The fabric is then rinsed 11o and soaped at the boil for 15 minutes in a 0.3% solution of a. non-ionic detergent. The dyeing so obtained displays l 2 excellent properties of fastness. Q0311 I I claim.

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1. A phthalocyanine dyestulf of the formula D(W102S) r (I) (Wz02s);Pe-So2NHRN=N-0H-(i\ H flI r w602s l /N-('J=CNHX C=N I I S0311 S0311 Y n and following the same procedure.

EXAMPLE 5 Whlch n stands for a member between 1 and 2 lnclusive, A dyesthfi yielding the Same Shade and Possessing R is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic residue seilar by good properties may be obtained by replacing the lected f the group consisting f phthalocyanine diazo component used in Example 1 with phenyl, diphenyl, stilbyl and diphenyl lf an equivalent amount of the compound of the formula and, when the aromatic residue is substituted, the

S0 H substituents are NiPc 3 2 B sulfo, carboxy, chloro, methyl, ethyl, methoxy,

2 ethoxy, or methylsulfonyl, (so so H) Pc represents a member of the group consisting of 2 a 2 metal and metal-free phthalocyanine, said metal consisting of copper, cobalt or nickel, W W and W independently are hydroxy, amino, unsubstituted or substituted N-(C -C alkyl)-amino,

in which X represents an ethanolamine residue (--NHCH CH OH) said N-(C C alkyl)-amino, when substituted, is subtituted in the C -C alkyl radical by (prepared by condensing mckel-phthalocyanlne-trrsulpho- 5 1 2 chloride-moonsulphonic acid with 1,3-phenylenediaminechloro, Y Y, a sulfo, morpholmo, phen- 4-sulphonic acid in the presence of ethanolamine) and fol- Y y sulfophehyl 0f YP YL lowing the same procedure. unsubstituted or substituted aryl amino, said mono- 11 12 cyclic aromatic amino, when substituted, being subin which the azo group is bound in the para-position or stituted by meta-position to the SO NH bridge.

methyl, sulphonic acid or carboxylic acid, 4. A phthalocyanine dyestuif as claimed in claim 2, Y is methyl, carboXy, carbomethoxy, or carboethoxy, in which X represents a triazine or pyramidine nucleus X is a fiber reactive group capable of reacting with the containing as substituents, groups capable of reacting hydroxyl grou of cellulose with formation of a with the hydroxyl groups of cellulose with formation of covalent bond, and a covalent bond.

p, q, and r each represents a number within the range 5. A phthalocyanine dyestuif as claimed in claim 2, of from 0 to 3, the sum of p+q+r being at least 1 in which X represents a triazine or pyrimidine nucleus and the sum of p-l-q-i-r-I-n being a number between 10 containing, as substituents, chloring or methanesulfonyl, 3 inclusive and4inclusive. said substituents being capable of reacting with the hy- 2. A phthalocyanine dyestuff as claimed in claim 1 of droxyl groups of cellulose with formation of a covalent the formula bond.

N=NC (HzNOzS 3-! L l 503E SIOaH C=N 80 B n in which 6. A phthalocyanine dyestuff as claimed in claim 2,

P0 is nickel or copper phthalocyanine, 25 in which X is 2-amino-4-chloro-1,3,5-triazinyl.

s is a number within the range of from 1 to 3, the sum 7. A phthalocyanine dyestuff as claimed in claim 2,

of s-I-n being a number between 3 inclusive and 4 in which X is u,B-dibr0m0propionyl, a-bromoacryloyl, B- inclusive. chloropropionyl or acryloyl.

3. A phthalocyanine dyestutf as claimed in claim 2, 8. The dyestulf of the formula NiPc-3 -LS OzNH- $0311 9. The dyestuff of the formula.

10. The dyestuff of the formula References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,973,280 2/1959 Bienert et a1 260-147 X 3,013,006 12/1961 Bienert et a1. 260-147 3,133,050 5/1964 Von Tobe] 260146 FLOYD D. HIGEL, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

84, 42 B, 42 R, 43; 260 153, 154, 160, 162, 294.8 A, 310 A, 314.5

333 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l i CERTIWCATE 0 CORECHIN Patent No. 3,637,646 7 v Dated Q January 25, 1972 Inventor(s) HOELZLE It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby correctedas shown below:

Column 10, line 75, before aryl", insert monocyclio Column ll, the right-hand portion of the structural formula in Claim 2 should read:

Column 13, before the first structural formula, insert 12., The dyestufi of the formula Column 13, the left-hand portion of the structural formula in Claim 15 should read;

L SO NH- fittest:

' L EDTJARD FLETCHER, JR. ROBERT GOTTSCHiiLK attesting Officer Commissioner of Patents 

